Greatness is not limited to a particular gender in the world we have today, as both men and woman from all parts of the world are being recognized for their great works and contribution to the world.
Meet Wendy Okolo, the first black woman to bag a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas. She is from the eastern part of Nigeria.
Wendy attended her secondary education in Queens college, an all girls school in Lagos state. She went on to study aerospace engineering and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in 2010 and PhD in 2015 from same University. She was 26 years of age when she earned her doctorate degree.
During her undergraduate school days, she served as the president of the Society of Women Engineers at the University. Today she has won so many awards for her contribution to women empowerment in Engineering.
Wendy currently work as a sub-project manager at the intelligent system of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration in the United States of America.
Wendy is a smart lady who got into sciences from the mentorship of her older sisters Jennifer and Phyllis. Since then she has continued to see them as her heroes.
Wendy Okolo is a Nigerian who has made history with her strides of doing something different. She has also made her parents and country proud.
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